Evaluation of Inclusive Teaching Responses

Evaluation of Inclusive Teaching

At every stage of the hiring process, candidates who progress should demonstrate a strong commitment to inclusive teaching and/or scholarship. Competitive candidates should show dedication to innovative and intentional approaches to teaching and scholarship which allow all students and colleagues to flourish. William & Mary seeks to recruit and retain faculty who reflect systematically on how to ensure that all students reach their full potential. In discipline-specific ways, their expertise may be manifested in teaching methods, course design, student assessment, selection of content, mentoring practices, publications, and more.

Candidates should be asked to describe something concrete they do to ensure students or colleagues thrive, and ideally, stay in your major/field.  Inclusive Teaching Practices, noted below, help to build a learning environment where all students can have successful learning experiences.

evaluation table

	Does not  Meet	Slightly Meets	Meets	Strongly Meets
Use University Design for Learning resources: Principle I.  Provide Multiple Means of Representation. Present information and content in different ways. Principle II. Provide Multiple Means of Action and Expression. Differentiate the ways that students can express what they know. Principle III.  Provide Multiple Means of Engagement.
Diversify Course Materials: Range of authors for readings Variety of examples for case studies Reflect diversity in media content; professionals in the field
Cultivate an Inclusive Climate: Community norms Response to microaggressions in the classroom Use of Better Argument Principles
Communicate Sources of Support: Campus resources in syllabus Student affairs offices Academic offices
Mindful of Language: Use of inclusive language Eliciting from students preferences for person-first or other language and adopting where appropriate
Build Rapport and a Sense of Belonging: Name pronunciations Preferred name/pronouns Open communication Recognize contributions from students’ experiences
Foster a Growth Mindset: Opportunities to fail in safe space Validation Theory Counter stereotype threat

Note: Practices drawn from Dartmouth Center for the Advancement of Learning and the W&M Studio for Teaching and Learning Innovation 

Evaluation of Required Questions on Inclusive Teaching (pdf) for reference.